Barnaby the Barred Owl

I woke up to the excitement that there was an owl in my backyard. Aside from the owls used for educational purposes at the local nature center I've never seen an owl so I was REALLY excited.

He/she just sat and stared at me while I was outside taking pictures of him/her.

Aperture Priority mode (again, I had just woken up and I THOUGHT I put it on manual) 55-200 Lens. Editing consisted of a crop in Ribbet.

BEST DAY EVER!

[Tom J]

Great Photo !!!!

[Diane]

I saw and captured my first 2 owls in the wild this summer it was a highlight for me too!!! Congrats!

[Diane]

oh and he's beautiful!!

[Lori]

Oh lovely capture! Fav

[Kathy]

How lucky you are to be able to see it.

[Sarah Munnings]

Just wow! What an opportunity fav

[Sally Ings]

Fabulous capture

[Chris Johnson]

How exciting to take some great photos of this guy! Truly an amazing bird and capture!

[patricia janik]

Soooooo incredible! Great photo!

[melissa]

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Thanks so much everyone for getting this photo on the popular page!